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How to say 'Hit' or 'Reach' in Japanese | 突き当たる

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The Japanese word for Hit or Reach is 'Tsukiataru', written as 突き当たる in Japanese.'Hit' or 'Reach' in hiragana is つきあたる.

    Meaning

    Hit, Reach

    Reading

    つきあたる

    tsukiataru

    Kanji

    Stab, Dash Hit, Appropriate

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '突き当たる (つきあたる)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to hit' or 'to strike', often used when something physically collides with another object. The second meaning is 'to reach' or 'to come to', often used when arriving at a point or conclusion. For example: The car hit the wall「車が壁に突き当たった」(くるまがかべにつきあたった). We reached a dead end「私たちは行き止まりに突き当たった」(わたしたちはいきどまりにつきあたった). The verb can also be used metaphorically to describe encountering a problem or obstacle, as in 'We hit a snag in our plans'「私たちの計画に問題が突き当たった」(わたしたちのけいかくにもんだいがつきあたった).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    2019

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 突き当たる

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Stab, Dash

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Hit, Appropriate

Hiragana in the Word 突き当たる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ki
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ta
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 突き当たる Through the Kanji

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 突 as well.

  • word

    突然

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    突き当たり

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    突く

    Meaning

    Thrust, Poke

  • word

    突き込む

    Meaning

    Thrust

  • word

    衝突

    Meaning

    Conflict, Collision

  • word

    煙突

    Meaning

    Chimney

  • word

    突き出す

    Meaning

    Protrude, Thrust out

  • word

    突っ込む

    Meaning

    Criticize, Plunge

  • word

    追突

    Meaning

    Rear end

Words Related to 突き当たる Through the Kanji

These 37 Words contain the Kanji 当 as well.

  • word

    本当

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    本当に

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    当時

    Meaning

    Then

  • word

    当たる

    Meaning

    Hit, Win

  • word

    担当

    Meaning

    In charge

  • word

    当然

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    当てる

    Meaning

    Hit, Guess

  • word

    突き当たり

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    当該

    Meaning

    Relevant

  • word

    当初

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    当たり

    Meaning

    Hit, Vicinity

  • word

    正当

    Meaning

    Just, Legitimate

  • word

    当事

    Meaning

    Parties

  • word

    該当

    Meaning

    Applicable

  • word

    弁当

    Meaning

    Lunchbox

  • word

    当日

    Meaning

    Day

  • word

    Meaning

    Correct, Hit

  • word

    当局

    Meaning

    Authorities

  • word

    配当

    Meaning

    Dividend

  • word

    妥当

    Meaning

    Appropriate

  • word

    不当

    Meaning

    Unjust

  • word

    見当

    Meaning

    Direction, Estimate

  • word

    手当て

    Meaning

    Treatment, Allowance

  • word

    当分

    Meaning

    Awhile

  • word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    当番

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    日当たり

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    当て

    Meaning

    Aim, Reliance

  • word

    見当たる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    相当

    Meaning

    Considerable, Equivalent

  • word

    当選

    Meaning

    Win

  • word

    適当

    Meaning

    Suitable, Random

  • word

    当てはまる

    Meaning

    Fit, Apply

  • word

    抵当

    Meaning

    Mortgage

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'Tsukiataru' means 'Hit' or 'Reach' .

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